Thain Creek Campground

US Forest Service · Montana

Thain Creek Campground in Montana. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 803 public campsites we map in Montana.

Thain Creek Campground is the only campground in the Highwood Mountains. One of the 19 campsites can accommodate a maximum trailer length of 40 feet. The campground is usually open from May through the middle of fall. A nearby trailhead leads up to Windy Mountain and back on a 6 mile loop trail, offering scenic views of the surrounding plains and faraway mountains. Other hikes are along Briggs Creek or from the North Fork Highwood Creek Trailhead.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Site type

RV & Tent Campground

Suits an RV

Yes

Number of sites

70

Coordinates

47.47556, -110.58528

Nearest sites we map

• Harris Land & Cattle Co. CE15 km · State park system
• Snowy Mountain Range17 km · US Forest Service
• Sluice Boxes State Park39 km · State park system
• Wood Bottom Recreation Area - UMRBNM49 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Spring Coulee Dispersed49 km · US Forest Service
• Giant Springs Trout Hatchery49 km · State park system

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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